APA – Kigali (Rwanda) – Visiting Hungarian President Katalin Novak met with his Rwandan counterpart Paul Kagame here late Sunday to discuss ways to further strengthen bilateral cooperation.
Earlier Sunday, Rwanda signed an agreement with Hungary to train and educate Rwandans in different fields including effective use of nuclear energy.
The agreement is part of the three MoUs signed between the two countries during the official visit of Hungarian President Katalin Novák to Rwanda.
As part of the new agreements signed, Hungary will provide a loan to upgrade the Karenge water treatment plant in Eastern Rwanda.
Reports indicate that the credit line will also be utilized to build a six-kilometer water supply network while Hungarian companies will contribute to the implementation of the project.
Hungary has very developed water management and water industry technologies. The US$52 million will be used to modernize and extend the capacities of the water treatment plant of Kigali from 15,000 to 36,000 cubic meters on a daily basis.
Novák is also in Rwanda to attend the ongoing Women Deliver Conference.
he conference also catalyzes conversations with stakeholders from around the world, breaking barriers, addressing challenges, and identifying opportunities to advance gender equality, including sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR), to improve the health, rights, and wellbeing of girls and women, in all their intersecting identities, it said.
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